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Posted at 3:35pm Friday 24th May, 2013
 A fleeting ridge of high pressure will bring a mostly dry start to the weekend, but it’s short lived as rain is expected to move over the country.
A low from the North Tasman Sea and an active front from the Southern Ocean are expected to bring rain and eventually much colder conditions.
Frost and snow are on the cards for New Zealand next week.
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Posted at 11:04am Friday 24th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 A magnitude 7.5 earthquake off the cost of Tonga and Fiji this morning generated three false earthquake alerts in New Zealand.
The 7.5 quake hit around 5.19am New Zealand time and had a focal depth of 170km.
A 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga today. Photo: GeoNet.
The US Geological Survey says it was situated 287km southwest of Nuku’alofa,...
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Posted at 10:12am Friday 24th May, 2013
 Duck shooters took home about 4300 fewer birds on opening weekend this year, a reduced bag that justifies the shortened season, says Eastern Region Fish and Game Manager Rob Pitkethly.
An estimated 11,500 mallard and grey ducks were shot in the Eastern Region on opening day this duck shooting season, a drop from last year’s estimated opening weekend...
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Posted at 3:42pm Wednesday 22nd May, 2013
Heavy rain and thunderstorms could hit the Bay of Plenty this evening as a narrow front moves across the North Island.
A thunderstorm watch issued by the MetService yesterday afternoon remains in place today. MetService is also warning of possible tornados in the Western Bay of Plenty.
A large waterspout recorded off Papamoa Beach in 2009.
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Posted at 5:06pm Tuesday 21st May, 2013
 A joint operation between several agencies and iwi targeted the dozens of feral fish lurking in Whakatane’s Sullivan Lake last week.
Highly visible fish, most believed to be goldfish, have been in the lake for a number of years, and numerous attempts have been made to confirm whether other species are also present.
A joint operation to fish...
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Posted at 4:44pm Tuesday 21st May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 A severe thunderstorm outlook is being issued for the upper North Island this afternoon including the Bay of Plenty.
MetService issued the warning earlier today reporting a moderate risk of thunderstorms, heavy rain and gusts in the Bay of Plenty, Northland, Auckland, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Waitomo, Taranaki, northern Gisborne, Buller and Nelson.
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Posted at 3:30pm Saturday 18th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 A marine protest was held in Coromandel this afternoon against the proposal to mine for gold in the Coromandel Harbour.
Green MP Catherine Delahunty was at the protest and says it is all about protecting the environment.
Green MP Catherine Delahunty joined the protest in Coromandel this afternoon.
“A company called Sea Holdings have got a prospective...
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Posted at 3:54pm Friday 17th May, 2013
 The Acorn Foundation’s Oak Grove in Cambridge Park opened today marking the charity’s first 10 years of operation in the Bay.
Tauranga City Council has designated a portion of the park for the oak grove where 20 young trees were planted at an opening ceremony at 11am.
Tauranga City Councillor David Stewart and partner Heather Griffin plant...
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Posted at 9:15am Friday 17th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Bursts of heavy rain are expected to hit the city this afternoon as a front moving east over the Tasman Sea crosses over.
MetService is predicting localised heavy rain in parts of the Bay of Plenty continuing on until midday tomorrow.
MetService meteorologist John Law says there is a real change in the weather today.
“We have had that dry weather...
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Posted at 12:22pm Friday 10th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 It’s time to get out the winter woollies as cold temperatures and rain are set to hit this afternoon.
MetService is predicting heavy rain this afternoon with daily overnight temperatures dropping to 8-10 degrees Celsius.
A weather system sitting at the bottom of the North Island is barrelling its way up north bringing cool southerlies.
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